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The Destitution Project

Dp

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1194734
Status
Registered
Registered
June 8, 2021
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
DESTITUTION PROJECT
VICTORIA HALL
37-39 Knowsley Street
Bolton
BL1 2AS

Contact

Activities

The Destitution Project (DP) aims to provide a safe environment where asylum seekers and refugees who live in Bolton can find friendship, food, and practical help. We deliver our support through two primary arms of activity:1) A weekly Drop-in Centre on a Wednesday, in the Wesley Suite at Victoria Hall. 2) Casework services for asylum seekers, including those who become destitute.

Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Are:the Relief Of Financial Hardship And The Relief Of Need Amongst Persons Who Are Seeking Asylum Or Who Are Refugees Living In Bolton, By Providing:1. Information And Practical Support In Particular, But Not Exclusively, To Those With No Recourse To Public Funds;2. Recreational Facilities And Other Leisure Time Occupation To Advance Their Physical And Mental Health And Help Them To Integrate Into Society.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who
Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Bolton

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £41,334 £86,832
March 31, 2024 £97,800 £71,184
March 31, 2023 £51,977 £82,778
March 31, 2022 £43,393 £65,102

Trustees

Name Appointed
Ahmed Mohamed March 15, 2023
Bernard Pele June 8, 2021
David Tomlinson June 8, 2021
David Batchelor March 15, 2023
Margaret Simpson June 8, 2021
Minesh Dhokia Oct. 22, 2025
Sarah Niamh George June 8, 2021